Military branches People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP; includes Army and Navy),Security Service

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 78,622 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 44,870 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $3.4 million (1994)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA%

Disputes - international none

Illicit drugs increasingly used as a transshipment point for illicit drugs movingfrom Latin America and Africa destined for Western Europe

NOTE: The information regarding Cape Verde on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cape Verde Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cape Verde Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.